Major 20th century changes of the content and chemical speciation of organic carbon archived in Alpine ice cores: Implications for the long-term change of organic aerosol over Europe

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3879-3890

  Legrand, M ^a   Preunkert, S ^a   May, B ^b   Guilhermet, J ^a   Hoffman, H ^b   Wagenbach, D ^b  

^a VERIMAG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; MILITARY OPERATIONS;

20TH CENTURY; DICARBOXYLATES; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HUMIC-LIKE SUBSTANCES; LONG-TERM CHANGES; LONG-TERM TREND; ORGANIC AEROSOL; WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC CARBON;

ICE;

AEROSOL; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL; LONG-TERM CHANGE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84881113648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50202     Document Type: Article

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